Girona Cathedral
| Cathedral of Saint Mary of Girona Catedral de Santa Maria de Girona |
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The cathedral with the lower Tower of Charlemagne, characterized by mullioned windows.
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| Basic information | |
| Location | Girona, Catalonia, Spain |
| Geographic coordinates | 41°59′15″N 2°49′35″E / 41.98750°N 2.82639°ECoordinates: 41°59′15″N 2°49′35″E / 41.98750°N 2.82639°E |
| Affiliation | Roman Catholic |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Region | Roman Catholic Diocese of Girona |
| Country | Spain |
| Year consecrated | 1038 |
| Ecclesiastical or organizational status | Cathedral |
| Leadership | Msg. Francesc Pardo i Artigas |
| Website | catedraldegirona |
| Architectural description | |
| Architectural type | Church |
| Architectural style | Romanesque, Gothic, Baroque |
| Groundbreaking | 1015 |
| Specifications | |
| Direction of façade | W |
| Length | 85 metres (279 ft) |
| Width | 90 metres (300 ft) |
| Width (nave) | 22.98 metres (75.4 ft) |
| Height (max) | 45 metres (148 ft) |
The Cathedral of Saint Mary of Girona (in Catalan: Catedral de Santa Maria de Girona, or simply Catedral de Girona) is the cathedral church of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Girona, located in Girona, Catalonia, Spain. Its interior includes the widest Gothic nave in the world, with a width of 22 metres (72 ft), and the second widest of any church after that of St. Peter's Basilica (for comparison, the width of the nave of Reims is 14.65 m, Saint-Étienne de Sens, 15.25 m and 12 m, in Notre Dame de Paris). Its construction was begun in the 11th century in the Romanesque architectural style, and continued in the 13th century in Gothic style. Of the original Romanesque edifice only the 12th-century cloister and a bell tower remain. The second bell tower was completed in the 18th century.
A primitive Christian church existed here before the Islamic conquest of Iberia, after which it was converted into a mosque, in 717. The Franks reconquered the city in 785 under Charlemagne and the church was reconsecrated in 908.
In 1015, the church was in poor condition. Bishop Peter Roger, son of Count Roger I of Carcassonne, restored it with the money obtained by selling the church of the St. Daniel to his brother-in-law, Count Ramon Borrell of Barcelona. The church and its cloister were built until 1064, in Romanesque style. The bell tower was completed in 1117.
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